Sztum County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sztum, which lies south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Dzierzgoń, lying east of Sztum. The county was created, as a result of local pressure, in 2002. The area had been part of Malbork County. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 41,476, out of which the population of Sztum is 9,940, that of Dzierzgoń is 5,364, and the rural population is 26,172. Sztum County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sztum County is bordered by Malbork County to the north, Elbląg County to the north-east, Ostróda County to the east, Iława County to the south-east, Kwidzyn County to the south and Tczew County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into five gminas (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. See also LGBT ideology-free zone References Sztum